Five Guys Burgers & Fries opens, Chipotle on the way to South Lake Tahoe

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Five Guys Burgers and Fries opened their South Lake Tahoe location last week in the Bijou Marketplace at the corner of Lake Tahoe and Ski Run Boulevards. The restaurant, which now officially serves beer and wine, opened Monday, August 26, at 11:00 a.m.

This is the 57th Five Guys location to be owned and managed by Encore Restaurants, LLC, all of which are located throughout the states of California, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Massachusetts.

“Our 23rd California location is going to be unlike any Five Guy’s store in the United States,” said President of Encore Restaurants Dale Doerhoff. “We are excited to announce that the store will be located right off beautiful Lake Tahoe where visitors can enjoy Five Guys’ simple, but high-quality menu, while sitting on a lakeside patio and sipping on their favorite beer and wine options.”

Guests eating at their outside tables can see the lake from their seats.

Chipotle put up signs on their next location next door to Five Guys that they are coming into the center as well. No jobs have been listed on their website as they are planning on opening in December, according to the Carson City store. Once an opening date is more clear, applications will be accepted.

There are 50 employees currently at the local Five Guys location. It is open every day from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Five Guys serves award-winning burgers, hot dogs and fries that are fresh, and customizable for any taste with over 250,000 burger options to be ordered.

“I am very proud to be a part of Five Guys and their incredible company culture,” said Matt Reid, Director of Operations for Encore Restaurants. “Last year, Five Guys was named one of America’s Best Employers 2018 by Forbes, including #50 Best Employer for New Grads. We are grateful for the opportunity to continue to create jobs in this community, and we have had the pleasure of hiring over 50 people from the area to run this new store.”

Earlier this year, Panda Express opened in the same center.